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Near Field Performance of the Advanced Cold Process Canister

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Lars O. Werme  and
Jukka-Pekka Salo
Lars O. Werme
Affiliation:
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Haste Management Co, Box 5864, S-102 48 Stockholm, Sweden
Jukka-Pekka Salo
Affiliation:
Teollisuuden Voima Oy, Fredrikinkatu 51-53, SF-00100 Helsinki, Finland
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Abstract

A near-field performance evaluation of an advanced cold process canister for spent nuclear fuel has been performed jointly by TVO, Finland and SKB, Sweden. The canister consists of a carbon steel canister as a load bearing element, with an outer corrosion shield of copper. The canister design was originally designed by TVO. In the analysis, internal (ie corrosion processes from the inside of the canister) as well as external processes (mechanical and chemical) have been considered both prior to and after canister breach. Throughout the analysis, present day underground conditions have been assumed to persist during the service life of the canister.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 212: Symposium P – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XIV , 1990 , 343
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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